It's not every day you walk down a street in Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay and bump into someone you were friends with at school, but haven't seen for over 16 years. This is exactly what happened to me and David Wheeler the other day! Admittedly due to the wonders of social media we both knew the other was travelling and, as Claire and Dave …

Getting to colonia, was properly the best decision I made, after coming to South America. Had so many doubts, because my Spanish was still extremely poor, and I felt I learned close to nothing, after first weeks classes in "El Pasaje ". I was so bummed, and the teacher even suggested to switch to private tutoring to escape the pressure of other …

Hi, from Uruguay!!! So I finally got here after changing my plans from a couple of weeks back. I always wanted to come but for me travelling with fewer plans make sense as things change. One of my dreams when I was organising my trip over here was to cross La Rio de la Plata by boat and experience this vast river. I had originally purchased flights …

So after our lengthy stay in Buenos Aires and a lot of steak we decided we would head over to Uruguay to check out two more cities and to get another stamp in our passport - it's all about the stamps! We were only in Uruguay for a total of 6 days, which we split between the small town of Colonia del Sacramento and the …

Just 35 miles across the mouth of the Rio Plata (the widest river mouth in the world) lies Uruguay, a country featuring three Us in its name and a tricky opponent for England in the Copa del Mundo next year. How could I resist? Buquebus' fast catamarans speed you there in an hour. The boat is full of locals, many keen on the duty free, plus several …

Short version: We got up at 6AM so we'd have time to grab a bite before being picked up at 7. They took us to the BuqueBus terminal, which is where the ferries operate from. The ride over was only an hour, so we didn’t have time to get any extra sleep, although Kaaren dozed a bit. We got picked up in Colonia, Uruguay, and got a ride to our …

Crossed the Rio de la Plata to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay and a bus on to Montevideo. The history of these two cities is closely linked, as Montevideo was founded by the spanish to support their war against the portuguese in Colonia for the dominance of the Plata river during the 18th century. Colonia is a quiet little town nowadays which …

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... them. There is a nice feel to this place and the weather today was beautifully sunny and hot.
We had a climb up the Colonialighthouse to get some views of the town and scenery. Because it was clear we could see Buenos Aires in the distance!
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